Molding or shaping machine.



E. 1. NOBLE.

MOLDING 0R SHAPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED SEPT 13.1912.

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E. J. NOBLE.

MOLDING 0R SHAPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILEDSEPT 13. 1912.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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E. J. NOBLE.

MOLDING 0R SHAPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13, I912.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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MOLDING 0R SHAPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13, I912.

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MOLDING OR SHAPING MACHINE.

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MOLDING 0R SHAPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13. I912.

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'IWIOLDING OR- SHAPING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented July 2t), 1915,

Application tiled September 13, 1912. Serial No. 720,128.

To all whom it may concern:

' lie it known that I, Eowaun J. Nouns, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Molding or Shaping Machines,of which the following is a specification.

'1 his invention relates to shaping or molding machines in which to mold containers or siinilar articles from suitable plastic materia The particular composition out of which the containers referred to are to be formed is not my invention but forms the subject matter of an application for Letters Patent of the United States of Charles S. Dolley, filed July 11, 1912, Serial No. 708,7 The ingredients consist briefly of kaolin or some other suitable inorganic silicate, wood pulp,

casein, gelatin, a resinate soluble in water-,.

as sodium resinate, and balata or some other gutta gum. All of these ingredients, except the gutta gum, are first brought by any suitable means to a proper degree of fineness and are combined while dry until thoroughly and uniformly mixed, when there is added to the mass a sufficient quantity of water to form anemulsion. The gutta gum,

which has previously been dissolved in a' suitable solvent, is then gradually added to the vmass by spraying the same in solution upon'the other ingredients while they are bein mixed. There is thus formed a mass of tie ingredients ditl'used in water which are treated in the molding machine which forms the subject matter of this application.

It will be understood that materials of similar nature may be similarly treated and that the invention does not reside merely in the application or use of the machine to the treatment of the particular composition mentioned. It can readily be applied by those skilled in the art to the treatment of similar materials having analogous characteristics.

The mixture of chosen ingredients diffused in water is led into a suitable chamher or receptacle, from which it is picked up and felted or transferred to an inner mold member adapted to be carried by a conveying system to the mechanism about to he described. In, the treatment of the particular composition referred to, after the material has been transferred to such mold 7 namely, it is subjected to a suitable mechanism to a process by which the excess water is expressed from the layer of material on,

the inner molds, and the felting or Ch pacting of the material is then carried forward one step. It is then conveyed to a preheating chamber in which it is heated internally and externally so as to further assist in the formation of the finished article. It is conveyed to the molding machine which forms the subject of this application for a patent, in which it is made to assume its.,final shape and in which an outer mold is clamped upon the inner mold with the mixture of materials to be treated between them. The two molds are then carried away by the conveying system to a finishing chamber where they and their contents are subjected to the action of heat in order properly to finish or set the material of which the containers are made, and they are thenautomatically returned by the conveying system from this chamber to the molding machine, in which machine the outer molds are automatically removed; and fina 1ly,, after the -inner molds leave this machine, the finished are mounted reciprocating carriages pro vided with holders arranged on opposite sides of the conveying system, and which holders are adapted to contain the outer mold members or shells. Means are pro-' "ideal for halting the inner mold members so that they are surrounded or envelo ed by the holders when the latter reach t e end of their inward stroke. It comprises means by which outer shells or mold members in sections are successively brought into contact with the material carried on the'outer surface of the inner mold members and are clamped against such inner molds and retained thereon by means of suitable retaining bars so that the pressure exerted between the inner and outer molds is retained after the two molds leave the mechanism! Means are provided also forcarrying away the inner and outer molds and bringing them back again to the machine where they are "tail section of the clutch mechanism on the brought to rest and again enveloped by the same or similar holders, and at which time means are provided for removing the outer molds and allowing the inner molds with the finished containers to be carried away. Suitable means areprovided for reciprocating the holder carriages at the proper time, moving the conveymg'system at the proper time, .andmoving the clamping mechanism to place the outer molds upon the inner molds and to remove them therefrom, together with other details of construction which will be described in detail.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of an apparatus embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof showing the tracks of the conveyor in section; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the plane of the broken line 33in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing the holder carriages in their innermost position, at which they envelop or surround the inner molds; Fig.5 is a vertical section of the machine on the plane of the line 5-5 in Fig. 2 but on larger scale; F ig. 6 is an end eleva tion of the machine shown on the same scale as the parts shown in Fig. 5; Figs. 7 and 8 are detail views of the over-rotation prevention device; Fig. 9 is a diminutive view of one side of the holder disk; Fig. 10 is a deplane of the line 10-10 in Fig. 2; Fig. 11 is a perspective of the cam disk forming part of the clutch mechanism; Fig. 12 is a section'of a portion of the clutchmechanism on the plane of the line 1212 in Fig. 2; and Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the cam disk used in connection with the clutch. Figs. 14 and t5 are enlarged sectional views of the inner and outer molds and connected parts. Fig. 16 is a section taken on the line l( --16 of F iglt, and Fig. 17 is a perspective view of the outer mold cage in'which are supported the parts of the outer mold.

in the drawings, 1 is the bed-plate of the machine supported in any suitable manner as on legs 2.

3 is a gear wheel mounted on a crankshaft l suitably mounted to revolve in hearings in the bed-plate 1 and having diametrically opposed cranks 5 to which are pivoted connecting rods (3, the other ends of which in turn are pivoted to carriages 20 adapted to he reciprocated above the bed-plate. The gear wheel 3 meshes with a pinion 7 mounted on a stub shaft 8 adapted to revolve in hearings in the bed-plate 1, and is connected to a spiral gear 9 mounted on this same' shaft 8 which meshes with a worm gear 10 mounted on a main drivingshaft 11 suitably secured in bearings 12 and having a pulley 13 mounted thereon at a suitable place. I Each reciprocating carriage 20 comprises a rectangular sub-frame adapted to reciprocate in slideways 14 supported upon and secured to the bed-plate 1. Each carriage is adapted to receive a hollow cylindrical shaft Q'T'secured against rotation by set screws 22 and having rotatably mounted on its inner end a disk -10 on which are mounted a pair of hollow conical outer mold holders 50 diametrically placed on the disk. Slidahly mounted within the hollow shaft 21 is a second hollow shaft 24 within which is yet a third shaft 23. The inner ends of the shafts 24 and 23 are respectively pivoted to forked levers 67 and 67 pivoted on the disk 40. The outer ends of the shafts 23 and 24 are turned to form hooks 23 and 24 which are adapted, when-the carriage 20 is reciprocated, to engage cams 15 and 15 which are secured to a transverse shaft 16 suitably mounted inbracket bearings 17 and whichcams are connected to the driving shaft by bevel gears 18 and 19. Each of these cams has a high point.

At the center of the machine there is arranged a double track 32, only part of which is shown. This track is adapted to support a number of arbors or short shafts 33, on each end of which are mounted inner molds 7-0 which are conveyed along the tracks 32 by means of a suitable conveyor hereinafter described.

Means are provided for rotating the disk 40 intermittently. These comprise a gear 25 which is mounted on the shaft 11 and which gear meshes with a similar gear 26 secured to a counter-shaft 27 directly back of the shaft 11 (see Fig. 2), and on the end of which counter-shaft is secured a cam disk 28. The periphery of the disk 40 is provided with teeth 41 which mesh with a pinion 3O slid ably mounted on a shaft 29, on the outer end of which is mounted to rotate idly one member 310 of a clutch, the other member 320 of .which is slidahly secured to the shaft 29.

The member 310 is constantly rotated by means of a belt 321 actuated from a pulley secured to the shaft ll. A spring 3 tends constantly to force the member 320 of the clutch into engagement with the member 310, both of these members being provided with slanting teeth adapted to engage in one direction only. The member 320 is provided with a feathering disk 35, the inner end of which is in contact with the outer edge of the cam disk 28. This cam disk is provided with a recess 280 in its periphery so that when this recessl'eaches the feathering disk 35 in the course of its rotation, the clutch member 320 is forced into engagement with the clutch member 310 through the action of the spring 34, and through the train of mechanisms described the disk 40 is rotated a half turn. I

It will be evident that when the crank shaft 4 is rotated, each carriage 20 with its disk 40 carrying its holder 50 will reciproevident that as the disks 40 are reciprocated,

the pinion 30 must be kept in engagement with the teeth 41 on the edges of these disks. Consequently, guard plates 31 are placed on both sides of each pinion 30 and are adapted to overlap the teeth 41 and thus prevent the disengagement of the pinion teeth from. those of the disk and cause the pinions 30 to slide along the shafts 29 on which they are mounted.

Each outer mold comprises four perforated shells 90, 90 and 90 ,90 which taken together form a complete fru'stum of a cone. The lower holders contain the shells which are to be clamped over the fresh material on the inner molds, while the upper holders are provided with means to remove the shells of the outer molds from the finished containers. After the holders have remained in their innermost position long enough to admit of the performance of the functions of clamping the outer molds of' one pair of inner molds, and simultaneously removing the outer molds from the other pair of inner molds, they are moved back by the reciprocation of the disks 40 which has been above described, and these disks with the holders 50 attached thereon are then caused to revolve arhalf turn as has been above described. This movement brings the holder which was formerly uppermost into its diametrically opposite lowermost position and in line with the new inner mold which has been brought into the proper engaging position by the conveying system. a

The inner and outer molds employed in connection with this mechanism and their immediately connected parts form the subjcct matter of another application for Letters Patent of the United States filed by me on the 31st day of August 1912, Serial No. 718,002, but an understanding of the general construction and mode of operation of the molds is necessary to arr-understanding of the mechanism'whicl is the subject matter of this application, and thereforethese molds and their connected parts will now he described.

in Figs. 14 and 15 there are shown en larged sectional views of the inner and outer molds. Each holder 50 comprises a casing M "which is substantially octagonal in section at its inner end and which tapers to springs 60.

ward the opposite end where it merges into a cylinder 52 and, as it continues, merges into a yet smaller cylinder 53 which is secured to the disk 40. Suspended within the casing 51 are two vertical clamp plates 80 and two horizontal clamp plates 80*. Theyare each provided with pivots which oscillate in lugs on the clamp plates and are suspended from the casing by pairs of toggle levers 5i and 5%, each provided with a pivot 56 oscillating in a lug on the outside of the casing. Each set of toggles is con nected by across bar 61 secured to them by pivots. 'l he clamp plates are further supported by guide pins 59 which project through the casing and screw into them. Compression springs are placed between the head of each pin 59 and the casing 51 and tend to draw the clamps away from the center of the inner mold.

The vertical clamp plates are moved to and fro with respect to the molds which.

they surround by means of the toggle levers 54 through a bar 62 which is secured at one end to the pivot 58 and at the other cud to a pin 63 which is mounted in lugs (ll made integral with'a cylindrical collar 65 which is slidably mounted on the reduced portion 52 of the casing. The collarreferred to is provided with an annular flange 66 having a groove adapted to receive a. pin 600 on the This in turn will move the lever 67 and through it the collar 05 and straighten out the toggles 54 against the tension of the The" horizontal clamp plates $30 are similarly moved by a bar 02 which is connected by similar mechanism. including a grooved ring 65 slidably mounted on the collar 65, and a pin 600- on the end of the forked lever 67, and which lever is pivoted. to the rod 23. The cam 15 is timed to engage the hook 23 on the rod 23 and move the vertical clamp plates slightly ahead of the horizontal ones. Through these toggle levers and connections reaching back to the hooks 2. a and 24 and the cams 15 and 15 the clamp plates are moved against the members in the outer mold.

The inner mold 70 consists of a hollow conehavin a cylindrical portion .70 at its smaller on and a similar portion 70" at its 'in. whichare inserted blocks 73 to which are secured a ring 7% adapted to be engaged by books 95 on the end of each of the vertical shells 90 and hooks 95 on the end of each of the horizontal shells 90".

The construction of the vertical and horizontal clamp plates is the same. Each clamp plate is substantially rectangular in cross section, their inner surfaces conform-.

ing to that of the shells of the outer mold. They are provided with radial partitions 82 to form air passages 83 which terminate in acommon air chamber 84 and which has an outlet conduit 85 adapted be connected to a flexible pipe 86 leading to an air-exhausting means such as a pump.(not

shown). A curved plate 87 is attached to the inner surface of each clamp and is pro-, vided with apertures 88 which register with he air passages 83.

The outer mold is made up of two vertical and two horizontal shells 90 and 90* respectively which are supported in a cage 100. This cage is made up of plates or disks 101 and 102 connected by longitudinalbars 103. The plate 101 is recessed to allow the-hooks 95 and 05 on the end of the shells to project thorcthrough. it is also slotted to allow the pressure retaining bars 10% to project through and more freely therein between the two disks. The plate 102 isprovided with a circular opening so that it will slip over the cylindrical portion 70 of the inner mold,

and it is also provided with suitable slots to allow the ends of the pressure retaining bars 100 to project through and move freely therein. These shells are so shaped that each forms practically a quadrant of the irnstum of a cone. Each shell is also provided with outwardly projecting longitudinal flanges. one on each side, and each flange is provided with stout outwardly projecting pins adapted to engage cam slots in the pressure retaining bars. These pressure retaining bars each comprise a long bar, the ends of which are adapted to slide in the slots. provided for that purpose in the cage surrounding the molds. This long bar for a portion of its length is provided with a flange plate which is substantially at right angles thereto, and the flanges are arallel to the flanges on the shells to which t ey are adjacent whenthe parts are assembled. The long bar has cam slots, one at each end, and

mascara identical in shape and which are adapted to be engaged by the pins on the shellfianges. The cam slots in the bars which are adjacent to the vertical shells difi'er in shape from those on the bars which are adjacent to the bars on the horizontal shells, and the slots are so arranged that when the bars are en gaged by the pins on the flanges of the shells, the pins on the vertical shells cause the latter to be moved to contact with the layer of material on the inner mold before the pins on the horizontal shells cause the latter to be so moved to such contact, and the result is that the vertical shells are caused to press against the material on the mold beforethe horizontal shells.

The pressure retaining bars 106 are moved with respect to the cage 100 and the molds which they surround by means of a hollow spring-pressed plunger 126 supported on a hollow bearing rod 127 secured to the rear wall of the casing 51. It is adapted to press against the ends 'of the pressure retaining bars. Within this plunger 126 is a second hollow spring-pressed plunger 128 supported within the hollow bearing rod 127. This is adapted to abut against the plate 102 of the cage 100 serving to put-a tension on the cage to press it outwardly.

Means are provided for disengaging the outer from the inner molds. pivoted at 111 to brackets 112 within the reduced part of the casing 51. They are provided with springs 113 which tend to move them into engagement with notches provided for that purpose in the ends of the pressure retaining bars. The ends ,of the books are chamfered off and adapted to snap into these notches. As it is necessary to release the holding books from these notches when the shells are to remain on the outer mold, means are provided :for rocking the books on their pivots by causing their enlarged ends 115 to engage a cam surface 116 formed on a block 117 slidably mounted within the annular portion 52 of the casing 51. This block is connected to a crosshead 118 by rods 119 and the cross-head is con nected in turn by a rod 120 to one arm of the bell crank lever 121 pivoted at 122 to lugs on the inside of the reduced portion 53 of the casing 51. The other arm of the bell crank lever 121 is pivoted to a vertical rod 123 which projects through the edge of the disk 40 and terminates in a knob 12% adapted to engage a cam 224 on the frame of the machine. Springs 125 serve to restore the cam block 117 to its normal position.

The reciprocations of the carriages on which the holder disk 40 is mounted has been referred to. It is obvious that such reciprocation must be so timed that the carriages are brought to rest at the end of their inward stroke for such length of time that Hooks 110 are' .an opportunity is afiorded for the outer molds to be placed on the inner molds by one pair of holders, and for the outer molds to be removed from the inner molds by the other pair of holders; and it is further obvious that at the end of the outer stroke the carriages must be brought to rest a sufiicient length of time to allow each carriage to be rotated one-half turn so as to bring the uppermost pair of holders to the lowermost position, and vice versa. The means by which this reciprocation and intermittency of movement is secured is as follows: The gear wheel 3 is loosely mounted to rotate on the crank shaft 4. On each side of it, and fixed on the shaft, are collars which serve to fix its position. On one side, its hub is extended to form one member 551 is provided with'sloping teeth 552. Alongside of the gear 3 is a disk 553 having a beveled edge 55% and which disk is mounted on the shaft 1 and rotates and is adapted to slide longitudinally therein, being secured by a key. Its hub is extended to form the second member 557 of the clutch above referred to, and its periphery is provided with sloping teeth 558 adapted to engage the teeth 552. A compressionspring 559 tends to press the disk 553 toward the gear 3 and to promote the engagement of the clutch members. A gear 560 mounted on the shaft 561 adapted to rotate in bearings in the frame of the machine is in constant mesh with the gear 3. Also mounted on the same shaft 561 s a cam disk 562 having two in-,

wardly projecting cam'surfaces 563. This disk is so placed that these cams overlap the edge of the disk 553 so that as it rotates, twice in each revolution when the cam sur faces 563 contact with the disk 553, the latter is moved against the tension of the spring 559 and its clutch member is moved out of engagement with the clutch member on the gear 3, and while so out of engagement the power of the main shaft 11 is not transmitted tothe crank shaft 4, and the carriages are at rest, and this eriod of rest occurs at each end of the stro e due to the diametrically opposite positions of the cam surfaces 563. V

The mechanism for rotating the disk 40 one-half turn has already been described. The same clutch mechanism is employed for controlling the movement of the conveying system by which the molds are carried to and from the machine. To that end, the shaft 29 is extended to the left and beyond the guard plates 31 of the pinion 30., Mounted on this shaft is a pinion 305 which meshes with a gear 306 which in turn is mounted on a shaft 307 adapted to revolve in been ings formed in the central track. The shaft 307 carries a pinion 308 which meshes with shaft 310. This gear 309, is mounted between the tracks and between the flexible memhers of the conveyor. It is adapted to mesh with two gears 311 and 312 which are mounted on shafts 313 and 3 14 respectively. ()n the shaft 313 is secured a sprocket wheel which serves to actuate a' horizontal con-. veyer A of the conveying system, while on the shaft 314 is mounted a sprocket wheel which serves to actuate a vertical conveyor B of the conveying system. When the clutch members in line with the shaft 29 are thrown into engagement, the conveyers A and B are moved; when they are thrown out'of engagement, they are at rest. Consequently, by means of the described mechanism, the conveyers of the conveying system are given an intermittent movement. In order to secure a roper synchronism of movement of the dis s 40 on opposite sides of the conveying system, a pinion 315 is mounted on the shaft 307'. lhis is adapted to mesh with a gear 316 mounted on a shaft 300, to which is slidably secured a pinion 301 which engages the teeth on the rim of the left hand disk 40, so that the pinion 301 and the pinion 30 move in the same direction at the same rate of speed, being connected through the described trains of mechanism.

Means are provided for accurately positioningthe disk40 at each one of its semi.- circular movements. To that end, there is provided in connection with each carriage" 20 a spring-pressed bolt e00 mounted 'm' suitable guide members 401 and 402 formed integral with or partially secured to said carriage and which bolt is adapted to engage diametrically disposed recesses 403 on the rear side of the disk 40 (see Fig. 9). A cocking lever 401 is mounted to oscillate on a lug 405 which is secured to or made in tegral with the carriage 20. Near one extremity this lever is slotted and is adapted to engage a pin provided for that purpose which projects outwardly from the bolt 400. At its opposite extremity this lever is .provided with a movable member 406 held in position by a spring 166 and which member is adapted to engage a tripping lug 109 secured to or made integral with the bed-plate 1 of the machine. This spring-pressed memher e06 is so constructed and arranged that when the carriage moves toward the right .as shown in Figs. '3" and 8, and therefore away from the molds on the conveyor, the member 106 will enga e the lug 409 and move the bolt e00 so t at it is moved out of engagement with the recess 403 in'the disk 40', thus unlockingthis disk and permitting it to be rotated. When the carriage is reciprocated in the opposite direction, the member 408 wipes over or contacts with the lugi09 without affecting the position of the lever 104: and without, of coursemoving a gear 309 which in turn is mounted on athe belt 400.

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Means are provided to positively lock the bolt 400 into engagement with the disk 40 i and thereby prevent accidental movement or over-rotation of this disk as follows: A spring-pressed bell crank lever 407 is. vpivoted at a suitable place on the carriage 20 and preferably on the guide member 402. Its lower leg-is adapted to engage a notch 408 formed in the bolt 400. 410 is an arm Secured to the bed-plate 1 of the machine or made integral therewith and having a fixed position It is ada ted to engage the bell crank lever 407 at t e end of the reciprocation of the carriage, and thereby to unlock or move back the bolt 400 from its engagement with the recess 403 and the disk 40, but it allows the bolt 400 to be pressed by a 'spring 411 against the face of the disk 40 so as to be in readiness, when the disk has been rotated half a turn, to immediately engage the appropriate recess 403 provided to receive it. This engagement belng positive and the parts being proportioned and of proper'size and strength, no over-rotation of the disk is possible.

' It is thought that the operation of the machine will be readily comprehended and understood from the foregoing description, but to summarize the functions of the several parts, its operation may be stated to be as follows: Assuming that the conveyer system has brought to rest a pair of inner mold holders in line with the pair of outer mold holders at the top of the machine, and' has similarly brought to rest a pair of, inner mold holders in line with the outer mold holders at the'bottom of the machine, and that-the carriages 20 have moved toward each other so asto bringthe two disks 40 at the end of their stroke,it is obvious from the foregoing description that the shells of the outer molds with their surrounding cages will be pressed toward and upon the material on the surfaces of the two upper inner molds, and that the mechanism for unlocking the outer molds from the inner molds will be brought into operation by such reciprocation of the lower pair of outer mold holders. After a suflicient length of time has elapsed to permit of the performance of these functions, the carriages 20 will be reciprocated away from each other and the conveying system will be operated to move the pair of inner molds which were engaged with the lowermost pair of outer mold holders toward that portion of the machine where the finished con tainers are ejected from the inner molds, and to move the pair of inner molds on which the outer molds have been clamped toward the finishing chamber.

What I claim is 1. The combination with a system of outer molds and holders, one for each mold, of a conveying system adapted to carry a succession of inner molds intermittently in one direction past the holder system, means for transferring to teach inner mold, when it is stopped by the conveying system opposite' a holder, .an outer mold from such holder, and means for holding the molds together after such transfer whereby the two molds maintaining under pressurelwhatever is between them are carried away together by the conveying system.

2. The combination with a system of outer molds and holders, one for each mold, of a conveying system adapted to carry a suc cessionof inner molds intermittently in one direction past the holder system, means for transferring to each inner mold, when it is stopped by the conveying system opposite a holder, an outer mold from such holder, and means for holding the molds together after such transfer whereby the two molds maintaining under pressure whatever is between them are carried awa together by the conveying system, all 0 the inner and outer molds being imperforate.

3. A shaping machine adapted to form by pressure between two molds, a container of substantially the form of the space between the molds, comprising a conveyer, adapted to-support and carry molds arranged in pairs and projecting laterally from the conveyer, one on each side thereof, means for moving the conveyer intermittently, a system of holders adapted to support and carry in airs, one of each pair on opposite sides of t e conveyer, molds adapted to cooperate with the molds carried by the conveyer, means for bringing together on the same side of the conveyer one mold from the conveyer and one mold from the holder, and moving them away together from the place where they were brought together. Y

4. A shaping machine adapted to form by pressure between two molds, a container of substantially the form of the space between the molds, comprising a conveyer, adapted to support and carry molds arranged in pairs and projecting laterally from the conveyer, one on each side thereof,

' pairs and projecting laterally from the conveyer, one on each side thereof, means for ma am moving the conveyor intermittently, a. system of holders adapted to support and carry in pairs molds adapted to cooperate with the molds of the conveyor, means for reciproeating the holder system whereby a holder containing a mold is brought to rest opposite each mold of the conve or system, and means for transferring the older mold to the conveyor mold while the conveyor and holder systems are at rest.

6. A shaping machine adapted to form by pressure between two molds, a container of substantially the form of the space between the molds, comprising a conveyor, adapted to support and carrymolds arranged in pairs and projecting laterally from the conveyor, one on each side thereof, means 'for moving the conveyor intermittently, a system of holders adapted to support and carry in pairs molds adapted to cooperate with the molds of the conveyor, means for reciprocating the holder system whereby a holder containing a mold is brought to rest opposite eachmold of the conveyersystem, means for transferring the holder mold to the conveyor mold while the conveyor and holder systems are at rest, and means for moving 'away the combined molds.

7 Ashaping machine adapted to form by pressure between two molds, a container of substantially thoform of the space between the molds, comprising a conveyor adapted to support and carry molds arranged in pairs and projecting laterally from the conveyor one on each side thereof, means for movin the conveyor intermittently, a. system 0 holders adapted to support and carry in pairs, corresponding to the pairs of molds of the, conveyor system, molds adapted to cooperate with the correspondinigmolds of the conveyor system, and means for moving the holder system to and fro with respect to I the conveyor system and keeping a pair of them containing molds at rest opposite the conveying system while the, latter is at rest and while at rest transferring molds from the holders to those on the conveyors.

8. A shaping machine adapted to form by to pressure between two molds, a container of substantially the form of the space between the molds, com rising a conveyor, adapted to support an carry molds arranged in pairs and projecting laterally from the con veyer one on each side thereof, means for moving the conveyor intermittently, a systom of holders adapted to support and carry in pairs, one on each side of the conveyor molds adapted tocooperate with the molds no of the conveyor, and means for securing to-' gethor a mold from the holder and a mold from the conveyor;

9. A. shaping machine adapted to form by pressure between two molds, a container (35 of substantially the form of the space hetween the molds, comprising a conveyor,

adapted to support and carry molds arranged inpairs and projecting laterally from the conveyor one on each side thereof, means for moving the conveyor intermittently, a system of holders adapted to support and carry in pairs, one on each side of the conveyor molds adapted to coiiperate with the molds of the conveyer, and means for reciprocating the holders with respect to the conveyor and means for securing together a mold fromthe holder and a mold from the conveyor while the holders and conveyors arev at rest.

10. A shaping machine adapted to formby pressure between two molds, a container of substantially the form of the space between the molds, comprising a conveyor, adapted to support and carry molds arranged in airs and projectin laterally from the conveyor one on each side thereof, means for moving the conveyor intermit-V tently, a. system of holders adapted to support and carry in pairs, one on each side of the. conveyor molds adapted to coiiperate with the molds of the conveyor, and means for reciprocating the holders with respect to the conveyor and means for se curing together a mold from the holder and a mold from the conveyor while the holders and conveyors are at rest, and causing the combined molds to be moved away from their place of union.

11. A shaping machine adapted to form by pressure between two molds, a container of substantially the form of the space between the molds, comprising a conveyor, adapted to support and carry molds arranged in pairs and projecting laterally from the conveyor one on each side thereof, means for movin the conveyor intermittently, a system 0 holders adapted to support and carry in pairs, one on each side of the conveyor molds adapted to cooperate with the molds of the conveyor, and means for reciprocating the holders with respect to the conveyor and means for securing toether a mold from the holder and a mold rom the conveyor while the holders and conveyors are at rest, and causing the com bincd molds-to be moved away from their place of union as soon as the conveyors and holders are moved. a

12. A shaping machine adapted to form by pressure'bctween two molds, a container of substantially the form of the space between the molds, comprising a conveyor, adaptedto support and carry molds arranged in pairs and projecting laterally from the conveyor one on each side thereof, means for moving the conveyor intermittently, a system of? holders adapted to support and carry in pairs, one on each side of the conveyor molds adapted to cooperate with the molds of the conveyor, and means for reciplea rocating the holders with respect to theconveyer whereby a pair of holders containing molds are brought opposite a pair of vmolds on the conveyer while the latteris'at rest,

, and means for transferring the holder molds "for moving the conveyer intermittently, a

system of holders adapted to support and carry in pairs, one on each side of the conveyer molds adapted to cooperate with the molds of the conveyer, and means for reciprocating the holders with respectto the conveyer whereby'a pair of holders containing molds are brought opposite a. pair of molds on the c5nveyer while the latter is at rest, and means for transferring the holder molds to the conveyer molds while the parts are at rest and locking them'together. p

14. A shaping machine adapted to form by pressure between two molds, a container of substantially the form of the space be tween the molds, comprising a conveyer, adapted to support, and carry molds arranged in pairs and projecting laterally from the conveyer one on each side thereof, means for moving the. conveyer in termittently,a system of holders adapted to support and carry in pairs, one on each side of the conveyer molds adapted to cooperate with the molds of the conveyer, andmean s' for momrocating the holders with respect to the conveyer whereby a pair of holders containing molds are brought opposite a pairof molds on the conveyer whilethe latter is at rest, and means for transferring the holder molds to the conveyer molds while the parts are at rest and locking them together, whereby when the conveyer is moved they'wlll be carried away by it together.

15. A shaping machine adapted to form by pressure between two molds, a container of substantially the form of the space between the molds, comprising a conveyer, adapted to support and carry molds arranged in pairs and projecting laterally from the conveyer one on each side thereof, means for moving the conveyer intermittently, a system of holders adapted to support and carry in pairs, one on each side of the conveyer molds adapted to cooperate with themolds of the conveyer, and means for reciprocating the holders with respect to the conveyer whereby a pair of holdersrontammg molds are brought opposite a pair of molds on the conveyer while the latter is at rest, and means for transferring the vholder molds to the conveyer molds while the parts are at rest and without removing the molds from the conveyer.

16. A shaping machine adapted to form by pressure between two molds, a container of suhrtantially the form of the space between the molds, comprising a conveyer,

adapted to support and carry molds ar-- ranged in pairs and projecting laterally from the conveyer one on each side thereof, means for moving the conveyer intermittently, a system of holders adapted to support and carry in pairs, one on each side of the conveyer molds adapted to cooperate with the molds of the conveyer, and means for reciprocating the holders with respect to the conveyer whereby a pair of holders containing molds are brought opposite a pair of molds on the conveyer while the latter is at rest,

and means for transferring the holder molds to the conveyer molds while the parts are at rest and without removing the molds from the conv yer, whereby when the conveyer is moved t, ey will be'carried away-by it together. I 1

'17. A haping machine adapted to form by pressure between two molds, a container of substantially the form of the space between the molds, comprising a conveyer, adapted to support and carry molds arranged in pairs and projecting laterallyfrom the conveyer one on each side'thereof, means for moving the conveyer intermittently, a system of holders-adapted to support and carry in pairs, one on each side of the conveyer molds adapted to cooperate with the molds of the conveyer, and means forreciprocating'the holders with respect tothe conveyer whereby a pair of holders containing molds are brought opposite a pair of molds on the conveyer while the latter is at rest, and means for transferring the holder molds to the conveyer molds while the parts are at rest and locking them together and without removing the molds'fromthe conveyer.

18. A shaping: machine adapted to .form by pressure between two molds, a container of substantially the form of the space.be-

tween the molds, comprising a conveyer adapted to support and carry molds arranged in pairs and projecting laterally from the conveyer one on each side thereof, means for moving the conveyer intermittently,'a system of holders adapted to supwithout removing the molds from the con? veyer whereby when the conveyer is moved 

